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When noisy decision-making becomes a strategic advantage
A new study shows that apparently erratic or "sloppy" behavior in strategic situations is not necessarily a mistake. Under certain conditions, being less sensit...
Why sending staff overseas often fails and how companies can fix it
Strong relationships between overseas staff and local colleagues are central to the success of global assignments, according to a new study by the University of...
Uncovering the link between epigenetic modifications and chromatin structure
Certain epigenetic modifications can directly control how genetic material is packed in the nucleus, RIKEN researchers have shown. This has important implicatio...
Unusual nonlinear thermoelectric effect appears in chiral tellurium, confirming theoretical predictions
An unusual thermoelectric effect has been observed in the semiconductor tellurium by RIKEN physicists for the first time. This demonstration points to the poten...
AI camera platform to help monitor zoo animals' welfare
An AI-powered camera platform could soon help monitor the health and behavior of zoo animals overnight, thanks to a new partnership between the University of Su...
Piezoelectric effect in diamond membranes challenges century-old scientific dogma
A research team in China has reported a significant piezoelectric effect in ultrathin and ultra-flexible polycrystalline diamond membranes. This pioneering disc...
Resolving the Kardashev's conundrum using a Bitcoin-inspired metric
In his 1964 paper, "Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations," famed astrophysicist and radio astronomer Nikolai Kardashev addressed the ty...
Digital finance tools could transform small businesses
A new study has found that simple digital finance tools such as mobile money can help small businesses build long-term competitive strength, not just improve ac...
Crystals of space and time: A structural phenomenon that may collapse into tiny black holes
A team from Vienna and Frankfurt has found a formula describing a strange phenomenon: Space and time can form a kind of "crystal" that may turn into a black hol...
Hellish Venus-like planets may be more prevalent than true exoEarths
Preliminary results of a study presented at the recent European Geosciences Union General Assembly in Vienna indicate that hellish Venus-type planets may be abo...
Flint reveals changes in human mobility in the southern Pyrenees during the Upper Paleolithic
Analysis of more than 3,000 lithic artifacts from the Cova Gran de Santa Linya site (Les Avellanes-Santa Linya, Lleida) shows that anatomically modern human com...
Rare 567‑million‑year‑old fossils refine our understanding of early animal evolution
From butterflies to blue whales, corals and worms, Earth is home to an incredible diversity of animals. How all of these animals evolved from earlier, simpler a...